Figurative Techniques Flashcards by Dom Thorn

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Simile

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Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor

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Comparison between two ideas that are not literal

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Alliteration

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Words beginning with the same letter

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Sibilance

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Repetition of the ‘ess’ sound

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that are spelt as they sound

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Imagery

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Providing a description for the reader’s mind

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Personification

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Giving non-human objects/animals human-like features

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Zoomorphism

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Giving humans/objects animal-like features

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Juxtaposition

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Contrasting ideas or emotions within a text

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech with contradictory ideas

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Sensory language

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Description of the senses within language

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Olfactory imagery

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Smell

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Visual imagery

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Sight

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Gustatory imagery

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Taste

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Tactile imagery

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Touch

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Aural imagery

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Sound

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Kinesthetic imagery

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Movement

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Proper noun

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A name or place

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Concrete noun

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Object you can touch

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Abstract noun

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A concept/ide